Grants Awarded

Lincoln Community Foundation Awards $204,150 to Support 15 Local Nonprofits

The Lincoln Community Foundation distributed $204,150 in community grants to local nonprofit organizations. These grants are made possible by contributions from the Lincoln Forever Fund and from LCF donor endowment funds. Organizations that received funding include:

Boys and Girls Club of Lincoln/Lancaster County - $15,000
New club at Lincoln North Star High School and support for the Park Middle School club

Cause Collective - $45,000
Network for Good JumpStart Fundraising program for cohort of local nonprofits

CenterPointe - $11,150
Training and consultation with a Dialectical Behavior Therapy trainer to address suicide in the community

City Impact - $10,000
Expansion of the Impact Reading Program in Title I schools

City of Lincoln – Parks & Recreation Department - $15,000
Fitness and nutrition pilot program at F Street Community Center for 3- and 4-year-olds and their caregivers in the South of Downtown neighborhood

RISE - $10,000
Implementation of the CEO of Your New Life program at the Lincoln Correctional Center

Food Bank of Lincoln - $17,500
Bridges Out of Poverty program support

Foundation for Lincoln City Libraries - $10,000
Begin with Books program to promote early childhood literacy

HUB – Central Access Point for Young Adults - $10,000
Support to help underserved young adults transitioning to adulthood

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska - $12,500
Children’s Behavioral Health Program support for direct therapy delivery and specialized training for therapists

LUX Center for the Arts - $8,000
Artist-in-Residence position support

Nebraska Association of Former State Legislators - $10,000
State Capitol courtyard landscaping project

Rabble Mill - $10,000
All-Access Pass program support for passes for at-risk youth

The Lincoln Community Foundation, established in 1955, strives to continually enrich the Lincoln community by promoting and achieving perpetual philanthropic support. The foundation currently manages $127 million in assets and has distributed more than $130 million in grants to nonprofit organizations that have improved the lives of thousands of residents.